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Van Antwerp Middle School

Q: Is Van Antwerp Middle School a good school?

Van Antwerp Middle School ranks 160 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 89% of New York middle schools

Summary

Van Antwerp Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Niskayuna Central School District in Schenectady, NY. With 421 students, the school has consistently ranked among the top 20% of middle schools in New York state over the past several years, earning a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Van Antwerp Middle School's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages on New York State Assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 72.48% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 70.73% for the Niskayuna district and 52.38% for the state. In math, 82.81% of 7th graders were proficient or better, compared to 76.06% for the district and 56.47% for the state. The school also excels on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Algebra I and Geometry in recent years, significantly outpacing the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby middle schools like Iroquois Middle School, Koda Middle School, and Acadia Middle School, Van Antwerp Middle School stands out as a top performer, with a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.7 compared to 11.7 at Iroquois Middle School. While the school performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, there are some disparities in performance for special education and economically disadvantaged students, indicating the school may need to focus on addressing the unique needs of these subgroups.

442

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,617

Per pupil spending ?

24%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2253 Story Ave
Schenectady, NY 12309-5317

(518) 370-1243

District: Niskayuna Central School District

Students who attend Van Antwerp Middle School usually attend:

High:

Niskayuna High School

Feeder schools for Van Antwerp Middle School:

Elementary:	Craig Elementary School
	Hillside School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.4%

Asian:

14.3%

Hispanic:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (75% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New York middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg74%

New York avg52%

160^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Niskayuna Central School District

141^st of 874Niskayuna Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	160 of 1500	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	161 of 1504	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	277 of 1500	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	225 of 1479	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	272 of 1242	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	142 of 1439	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	176 of 1438	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	85.7	156 of 1455	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	85.2	146 of 1429	89.8%	★★★★☆
2015	90.1	93 of 1407	93.4%	★★★★★
2014	87.5	114 of 1401	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	91.3	87 of 1373	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	87.6	103 of 1337	92.3%	★★★★★
2011	89.6	78 of 1295	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	86.0	116 of 1243	90.7%	★★★★★
2009	81.2	137 of 1224	88.8%	★★★★☆
2008	83.2	129 of 1185	89.1%	★★★★☆
2007	84.3	124 of 1123	89.0%	★★★★☆
2006	89.2	58 of 1095	94.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	249 of 676	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	219 of 705	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	280 of 696	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	349 of 706	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	111 of 253	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	108 of 653	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	215 of 663	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	72 of 406	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	102 of 396	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	163 of 388	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	155 of 381	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	132 of 236	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	202 of 369	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	190 of 374	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	148 of 1457	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	142 of 1465	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	209 of 1463	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	245 of 1454	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	229 of 1066	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	167 of 1370	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	144 of 1353	89.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	135 of 965	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	384 of 943	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	419 of 914	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	306 of 1283	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	460 of 1296	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	424 of 1288	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.0	242 of 1306	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	250 of 935	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	43.8	608 of 1241	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	549 of 1245	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	172 of 1455	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	178 of 1464	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	282 of 1464	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	206 of 1455	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	254 of 1071	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	138 of 1366	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	204 of 1352	84.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	51 of 235	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	32 of 220	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	37 of 208	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	47.0	95 of 190	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	50 of 126	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	562 of 1298	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	271 of 1303	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	359 of 1307	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	269 of 1283	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	30.6	375 of 522	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.2	333 of 1139	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	455 of 1170	61.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	141 of 775	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	129 of 778	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	252 of 772	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	170 of 748	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	214 of 614	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.1	100 of 716	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	147 of 763	80.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Science77%+34 vs state

Math76%+24 vs state

English Language Arts70%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Van Antwerp Middle School	Public	6-8	2253 Story Ave	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-1243	442	42	10.6	24.0%	267 (60.4%)	35 (7.9%)	43 (9.7%)	63 (14.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.0%)	87.2	160^th of 1500 public middle schools	89.3%		87	161^st of 1504 public middle schools	89.3%	1		100.0					65.5	73.1	72.5		67.6	82.8	80.8		77.3	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$23,617	$686	$22,931
Central Park Middle School	Public	6-8	421 Elm St	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8250	600	65	9.1	76.3%	82 (13.7%)	159 (26.5%)	136 (22.7%)	169 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.8%)	10	1426^th of 1500 public middle schools	4.9%		11.5	1418^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.7%	8		77.4	34.2				22.7	24.7	21.5		13.2	16.0	17.4		28.5	93.0	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.6	98.6	$29,324	$4,091	$25,233
Oneida Middle School	Public	6-8	1629 Oneida St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8260	657	65	10.0	79.5%	117 (17.8%)	198 (30.1%)	159 (24.2%)	106 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.3%)	12.2	1406^th of 1500 public middle schools	6.3%		17	1346^th of 1504 public middle schools	10.5%	60		93.2	69.4				27.2	24.6	28.0		9.8	20.6	17.2		33.3	99.2	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.4	99.6	$29,896	$3,764	$26,132
Iroquois Middle School	Public	5-8	2495 Rosendale Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-2233	614	53	11.4	18.9%	382 (62.2%)	31 (5.0%)	35 (5.7%)	121 (19.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.0%)	84	201^st of 1500 public middle schools	86.6%		82.7	205^th of 1504 public middle schools	86.4%	4		100.0		100.0			67.6	67.3	69.3		71.9	71.8	70.6		81.4	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	$25,552	$739	$24,814
Mont Pleasant Middle School	Public	6-8	1121 Forest Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3569	569	66	8.6	80.5%	63 (11.1%)	146 (25.7%)	136 (23.9%)	155 (27.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (11.4%)	6.3	1464^th of 1500 public middle schools	2.4%		5.4	1484^th of 1504 public middle schools	1.3%	20		81.5	42.9				17.2	24.4	15.2		3.4	23.0	6.7		19.1	99.0	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	99.9	$32,483	$4,461	$28,022
Draper Middle School	Public	6-8	2070 Curry Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 356-8350	655	57	11.5	41.2%	424 (64.7%)	43 (6.6%)	80 (12.2%)	30 (4.6%)	10 (1.5%)	14 (2.1%)	54 (8.2%)	30.7	1106^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.3%		32.6	1068^th of 1504 public middle schools	29.0%	38		100.0	93.0				40.4	35.6	40.6		40.3	44.8	33.3		35.7	97.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,246	$1,050	$23,196
Lisha Kill Middle School	Public	5-8	68 Waterman Ave	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 456-2306	640	54	11.9	38.6%	386 (60.3%)	70 (10.9%)	43 (6.7%)	80 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.1%)	59.7	560^th of 1500 public middle schools	62.7%		52.8	664^th of 1504 public middle schools	55.9%	104	98.2	100.0				59.9	41.7	46.5	56.6	67.5	70.7	66.9	70.4	50.3	42.5	99.1	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	$27,094	$786	$26,308
Scotia-Glenville Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Prestige Pkwy	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-1263	489	47	10.3	35.8%	408 (83.4%)	32 (6.5%)	36 (7.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	68.7	397^th of 1500 public middle schools	73.5%		65.2	451^st of 1504 public middle schools	70.0%	54		100.0	94.1		100.0		59.4	43.7	67.0		63.3	66.2	73.3		69.6	99.1	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.8	$27,302	$997	$26,305
Koda Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0470	765	56	13.5	26.9%	501 (65.5%)	36 (4.7%)	73 (9.5%)	106 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	89.7	140^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.7%		87.3	157^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.6%	17		100.0		100.0	100.0		68.7	70.3	81.9		70.8	87.4	85.7		81.9	98.5	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.6	$24,140	$802	$23,338
Acadia Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0450	761	62	12.2	25.2%	515 (67.7%)	33 (4.3%)	54 (7.1%)	109 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.4%)	89.7	137^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.9%		87.3	158^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.5%	21		100.0		100.0	100.0		74.7	75.5	73.7		79.4	77.8	81.1		70.8	98.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.9	99.9	$24,564	$815	$23,749

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Antwerp Middle School

Is Van Antwerp Middle School a good school?

Van Antwerp Middle School ranks 160^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Van Antwerp Middle School?

Students at Van Antwerp Middle School are 60% White, 14% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Van Antwerp Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Van Antwerp Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Van Antwerp Middle School attend?

Students who attend Van Antwerp Middle School usually go on to attend Niskayuna High School

What district is Van Antwerp Middle School in?

Niskayuna Central School District

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